Tag Archives: Heart

Blown Away

Posted on July 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I guess it’s not much of a confession to say that I love art and the arts, right? Have you ever looked at what it takes to create blown glass art? Years ago, at an amusement park I know of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accident, Art, Attention, Beauty, Blown Glass, Break, Breath, Butterfly, Chice, Clock, Cool, Correct, Cracking, Creativity, Design, Desire, Disaster, Eternity, Face, Finesse, Fire, Flowers, Fragile, Funnels, Furnace, Glory Hole, Gravity, Haunt, Heart, Hollow Pipe, Inspirtation, Intimate, Lesson, Light, Lime, Liquid Glass, Maker, Master, Meditation, Mold, Photograph, Plan, Poem, Poetry, Punsies, Rendition, Reveal, Roll, Sand, Scuplt, Shakers, Shape, Simple, Snapshot, Soda, Tick, Vase, Vases, Voice, World | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Anger, Resentment and Jealousy Do Not Change the Hearts of Others – It Only Changes Yours

Posted on July 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others– it only changes yours.” ― Shannon Alder, 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It’s Too Late

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Anger, Change, Heart, Jealousy, Others, Resentment, Shannon Alder, Thought For the Day, Yours | Comments Off

Is There Hope?

Posted on July 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am feeling down today. Had way too long of a walk through prairie wildflowers and then woods in a riparian corridor, but, even that hasn’t cheered me up. Still, it has led another poem at least. Is There Hope? … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Age of Chivalry, Battle, Bond, Brave, Contemplate, Empty Pages, Forget, Handshake, Heart, Hope, Introspection, Met, Moments, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Premise, Promise, Random, Remember, Tattle, Touch, Trees, Try, Word, Words, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: Our Liberty Depends On Our Education, Law and Habits and Is Founded On Morality and Religion

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Authority, Education, First Principles, Fisher Ames, Founded, Govern, Habit, Heart, Influence, Law, Liberty, Morals, Public Opinion, Reign, Religion, Rulers | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: It Is Better To Lock Up Your Heart Than Fall In Love With Someone Who Doesn’t Know How Much They Mean

Posted on July 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn’t know what they mean to you.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Fall In Love, Heart, Know, Lock Up, Mean, Merciless, Michael Bassey Johnson, Padlock, Someone, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Things We’ve Said

Posted on June 30, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Woke up this morning, kicking myself hard. Nuff said about that other than… Things We’ve Said by Michael Romani Teared face looks in the mirror Trapped disgrace lived out in error Struggling past feeble lines of poetry That still vivid … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bed, Deep, Dignity, Disgrace, Error, Eyes, Fade, Far, Fear, Feeble, Feeling, Forget, Head, Heart, Mirror, Music, Neglect, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Promise, Regret, Rein, Rhyme, Said, See, Shadow, Sorrow, Stars, Tear, Thrashing | Leave a comment

Be True

Posted on June 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

The Bard said and we’ve all felt it. The Bible says it too. Truth shall set us free, right? Be True by Michael Romani There is a secret to life Where we persist through strife That is to always be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Bard, Believe, Bible, Bound, Course, Dragged, Drama, Free, Gagged, Heart, Life, Own, Persist, Photograph, Please, Poem, Poetry, Remain, Secret, Smile, Stay, Strength, Strife, Strive, Struggle, Throw, Tied Down, Trauma, True, Truth, Worthwhile | Leave a comment

To Begin As It Began

Posted on June 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Like the sea many of the best things in life ebb and flow, in and out and expanding just to contract back into its depths. https://flic.kr/p/udMBaZ To Begin As It Began by Michael Romani Like two ships adrift and at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beckon, Begin, Begun, Cards, Collide, Confide, Depth, Destiny, Ebb, Fit, Flow, Heart, Hourglass, Journey, Kiss, Lighthouse, Love, Meet, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reckon, Rest, Sand, Sea, Shore, Storm, Tears, Time, Together, True, Worlds | Leave a comment

In You, I Find My Spirituality

Posted on June 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes when you look into the eyes of who you love, you see there not only them but the essence of God and that they are in many ways the messenger you might best listen to as they offer insights … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful, Cocktails, Company, Deep, Depth, Different, Essence, Eyes, Face, Feeling, Flight, Framed, Freee, God, Heart, Lame, Listen, Look, Me, Messenger, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Remarkable, Same, Skin, Smile, Sober, Spirituality, Surprise, Think, Thought, True, Why, You | Leave a comment

Entanglement

Posted on June 17, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Some folks talk about degrees of separation. Others of an overarching oneness. Entanglement by Michael Romani In entanglement we find our connection Though the miles apart make it hard for detection There is inside of you the very heart of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Better, Big Bang, Celebration, Connection, Divine, Energy, Entanglment, Faith, Heart, Oneness, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Science, Separation, Sublime, Synergy, Together | Leave a comment